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My understanding is that the combination shoe trees are more versatile, but a properly made (and sized) full-toe tree is the most preferable (and pricey).

The most important purposes of shoe trees are to absorb moisture and stretch the front of the upper back into shape, so having a properly fitting shoe tree is important. Combination shoe trees are designed to expand to fill the toe area width-wise. Theoretically, this means that a given shoe tree will fit a greater selection of shoes. Full-toe trees are fixed in width and shape, so they can only fit a narrow selection of shoes. That being said, they can come in specific sizes or can even be bespoke to fit certain lasts.

TL;DR: If you're looking for the cheapest option that'll suffice, find decent combination shoe trees. You might only need two or three of these, because you only need to keep them in for a few hours after taking the shoes off. If your swimming pool of Benjamins is about to overflow, then get bespoke shoe trees for each of your kicks.

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. ~Twain

Yeah I was looking at the ones from the AE website. 2 pairs for 39 bucks. The full toe and combination are both the same price. Was just confused which one would be most beneficial to the shoes I needed them for.

"You might only need two or three of these, because you only need to keep them in for a few hours after taking the shoes off."

You only need to keep them in for a few hrs and not the entire time you arent wearing them? Sorry might be a stupid question, havent really ever a shoe tree before.